Transcript 如何充分運用生活中資源學習英文

Tiffany Y. Chin
秦毓婷
如何善用圖書館資源提升英文能力
What do we have around us?
Communicative Competence
G D S S
 G = grammatical competence
 D = discourse competence
 S = sociocultural competence
 S = strategic competence
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Grammatical Competence
rules of phonology
syntax
vocabulary
word formation
sentence formation
What is the past tense of…
chat  ?
smile  ?
hit ?
D
Discourse Competence
Being able to understand the relation
of all sentences to understand the
entire meaning of a paragraph
Today was a good day. A nice COOL
breeze blew through my hair while I
was drinking some HOT tea. After my
afternoon tea time, I went shopping
with my friends. I bought a pair of
really COOL jeans that makes me
look super HOT HOT HOT!!!
S
Socialcultural Competence
 It is the understanding of appropriate
social meaning and the grammatical
forms in different context.
 Freeze! You are so “cool”
S
Strategic Competence
 The appropriate use of
communication strategies that help
with a variety of communication
difficulties.
sink
Achieving communicative competence using
library resources.
Grammar - 680 ebooks (北大方正)
 680 Books
Grammar – Acer Walking Library 電子雜誌
 http://www.acer.net/ebook/walking-library/
 Ivy Leagaue Analytical English 常春藤解析英語
 Studio Classroom 空中英語教室
 Advanced Studio Classroom 彭蒙惠英語
 Let’s Talk in English 大家說英語
 TOEIC Ok
Grammar – Naxos Spoken Word Library
拿索斯線上有聲圖書館
 http://nctu.naxosspokenwordlibrary.com/
 Literature and poetry ranges from medieval times to the
twentieth century, including a range of non-fiction
 Many texts are available to follow on screen, providing a
comprehensive presentation of the literature and an
excellent language-learning facility. Texts can also be
printed out.
Grammar - internet
 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
 IWILL Collocation Explorer
“A collocation is two or more words that often go together.
These combinations just sound right to native English
speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand,
other combinations may be unnatural and just sound wrong.”
Fast v.s. Quick
Natural English
Unnatural English
the fast train
the quick train
fast food
quick food
a fast meal
a quick meal
a fast shower
a quick shower
Discourse
 NCTU 線上學習
http://www.nctu.edu.tw/NCTU-Online/online-index.htm
 GEPT 全民英檢線上測驗系統
http://140.113.9.12:8000/
Discourse - internet
 www.urbandictionary.com
the dictionary American culture wrote
What are the meanings of “special”?
You are so special. 
You are so special. 
Sociocultural
 視聽中心 http://media.lib.nctu.edu.tw/
 MOD多媒體隨選系 http://6fdesk124.lib.nctu.edu.tw/vod/vod/
 Learn the social meaning and culture of English
through:
 Movies
 Videos
 TV series
 Songs
Sociocultural - internet
 Popular social network to make friends with native speakers
 www.facebook.com/amstarcreative
Strategic - Magazines
 The Economist
 National Geographic
 Nature
 Newsweek
 Science
 Scientific American
 Time
經濟學人
國家地理雜誌
自然
新聞周刊
科學
科學人
時代
Strategic - internet
 www.youtube.com
 www.metacafe.com
 Situation:
 You work for an American company and
you decide to leave. What is the best way
to leave a job? Don’t know? Check out
how to leave a job on good terms on
metacafe.com
CLICK
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT 
 Use the language
 It doesn’t have to be 100% grammatically correct but using
it will help you improve drastically
 Surround yourself with English content
 Listen to ICRT, watch English movies WITHOUT subtitles
 Talk to yourself in English
 You don’t need to rely on other people to practice. Practice
with yourself
 Keep a vocabulary book
 We forget easy so remind yourself periodically
 Shadow
 Eventually you will make that content your own!
 http://www.englishcentral.com/
Question time 
 Question #1
What does G in GDSS stand for?
Question time 
 Question #2
What kind of books does Acer Walking Library
provide?
Question time 
 Question #3
What does D stand for in GDSS?
Question time 
 Question #4
What is the name of the dictionary American
culture wrote?
Question time 
 Question #5
Where can you go in the library to improve your
sociocultural competence?
Q&A
THANK YOU
References
Englishclub.com (1997). Collocations. Retrieved from
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collocations.htm on March 4, 2010
Wikipedia. (2010). Communicative competence. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicative_competence on March 4, 2010